1491
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Der Schatzbehalter: The Return of Tobias to Tobit; The Arrival of Tobias' Wife; The Angel Bringing Food and Drink to Elijah in the Desert is a 1491 by Michael Wolgemut, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This woodcut shows three chaotic scenes crammed together. On the left, a man on horseback leads a group of soldiers, while a woman in a window watches. In the middle, a man kneels beside a fallen tree, holding a bag, with angels hovering nearby. On the right, another man stands with a spear, while a woman in a halo looks on from a doorway. The angels and halos hint at biblical stories—this is a religious scene packed with action. The artist used sharp lines and busy details to tell multiple tales at once. Next, look up Michael Wolgemut to see how he made complex stories fit into one picture.
Michael Wolgemut (formerly spelt Wohlgemuth; 1434 – 30 November 1519) was a German painter and printmaker, who ran a workshop in Nuremberg.
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